Kenneth Hood Honored With Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award
The late Kenneth Hood, a former National Cotton Council vice president, treasurer, vice chairman and chairman, received the Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. He was honored at the National...
The National Cotton Council strongly encourages its cotton producer members to enroll their 2022 cotton crop in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol before the March 31, 2023, deadline.
Why is Trust Protocol enrollment important?
Launched in 2020, the Trust Protocol was...
Growing up in a small Louisiana town, I remember March was the month that sat on the winter side of spring. It was the time of year when you had to stick your head outside in the morning to...
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Mike Harris had a suspicion that something big was in the making.
In five decades, Harris has seen his fair share of good crops, as well as tough ones. But he witnessed something in 2022 that he...
Producers attending the 2023 South Carolina Peanut Growers Meeting learned cotton costs and price may help peanuts gain some ground in South Carolina in 2023.
Nathan Smith, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service agricultural economist and agribusiness program team director, said...
South Carolina cotton farmers will receive the latest updates on the state’s successful fight against the boll weevil Wednesday, March 15, in Cayce, S.C.
The meeting will include updates from the S.C. Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, the Southeastern Boll Weevil...
⋅ BY GUY COLLINS ⋅
NC State Extension
This article may be considered lengthy by some folks, but it will only cost you a little time. However, the costs of not putting it into practice, could be substantial! Every year is...
⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Farmers urged Congress strengthen price and revenue support programs, take a new look at crop insurance and streamline the way for migrant labor during a Farm Bill listening session...
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LSU AgCenter’s cotton, corn and grain sorghum specialist Matt Foster will be a featured speaker at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 23-24 in Washington, D.C.
Foster will provide an overview of...
A Mississippi State research team in the university’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences is using artificial intelligence and automated mechanical technology capabilities to find and control weeds.
Cotton Inc. recently funded a study, asking scientists in MSU’s Mississippi Agricultural...
Provides full day of expert pesticide applicator continuing education
⋅ BY SUSAN HIMES ⋅
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold the Spring 2023 Integrated Pest Management Conference on Feb. 23 in Dallas.
The training will be from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at...
Includes Big Country agribusiness event, Agriculture Legacy Luncheon
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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Taylor County and the Abilene Chamber of Commerce will cohost the 2023 Texas Farm, Ranch and Wildlife Expo, the region’s longest-running farm...
Center to focus scientific expertise on carbon capture net-zero goal
⋅ BY GABE SALDANA ⋅
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved the establishment of the Texas A&M Center for Greenhouse Gas Management in Agriculture and Forestry – a joint organization...
During the 2023 South Carolina Cotton Growers Meeting, cotton growers were told they should expect the possibility of lower prices this year.
Nathan Smith, Clemson Extension agricultural economist and agribusiness program team director, said the outlook for cotton shows a slow economy...
